Nicholas Walker

Nicholas Walker, described by the BBC Music Magazine as possessing "the flair of a full-scale virtuoso and a sparkling intelligence", studied at the Royal Academy of Music and at the Moscow Conservatoire.

Winner of the first Newport International Piano Competition, Nicholas has performed with major British Orchestras, recorded for BBC Radio 3, Cirrus, ASV, BMG Arte Nova, Chandos, Toccata Classics and Naxos Grand Piano, and has given recitals worldwide. His new series of recordings of the complete piano music of Balakirev for Naxos Grand Piano will be unique, in that it introduces music that has never before been performed or published, including a substantial sonata and works that Nicholas has completed himself. According to American Record Guide it promises to be the “reference set”… more »

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Nicholas Walker celebrates the release of Volumes 2 and 3 in his series of recordings of the complete piano music of Balakirev for Naxos Grand Piano with a concert at St John’s, Smith Square in London on Thursday, 6th October, 2016, at 7:30 p.m. Both these discs include works that have never been previously never performed, published or recorded, and the latest disc includes two works that have been completed by Nicholas Walker.